Safe-door book-rack



UNITED STATES HENRY M. SCHMIDT, 0F SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

SAFE-DOOR BOOK-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,535, dated February27, 1894.

Application filed July 25, 1893. Serial No. 481.412. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HENRY M. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safe-DoorBook-Racks; andi do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specication.

My invention is a book-rack upon the inside of a safe door for thepurpose of receiving and holding a book such as is perhaps too large togo within the book space within the safe, and consists of the specialfeatures described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the safe door showing book in place. Fig. 2is an end view of the door of the sate showingbook partly Within therack.

In the drawings, A is the door.

B is the book.

C is the pocket in which the book is set. Pocket C is secured to theinside of the safe door.

D is the top cap or receptacle for the book and, as shown in Fig. 2maybe hinged to the safe door so as to turn up when it is desired toplace a book within the rack or to take it therefrom.

Any method of hinging may be used. It is obvious that a rod could be sobent and secured in the edges ot" the safe door, or to the inside of thesafe door, so as to turn down over the edge of the book andhold it inposition. This I claim the right to do instead of using the hinged capshown in Figs. l and 2.

This rack or means of forming a book receptacle on a safe door can beattached to any safe and may be so attached as to be adjustable, thatis, the upper groove or holder may be adjnstably secured to the sat'edoor so as to be moved upward or downward to engage the top of a book ofany size.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire 'tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A book receptacle for a safe consisting of a pocket secured across theinside of the safe door nearits bottom, and a hinged cap secured nearthe top of the inside of the safe door and adapted to be turned downover the upper edge of the book when placed Within the pocket, to holdit against the door, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY M. SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

A. H. SWARTHOUT, J. F. OKEEFE.

